Keith Haring
Pop Shop I, 1987
Screenprints in colors on wove paper
Complete set of four works
Image: 10 5/8 × 13 3/8 in. (27 × 34 cm), each
Sheet: 12 × 15 in. (30.7 × 38.1 cm), each
Presumably an unsigned proof set aside from the edition of 200 plus 30 artist’s proofs.
Published by Martin Lawrence Limited Editions, New York.
Literature: Klaus Littmann, Keith Haring: Editions on Paper 1982–1990, pp. 82–83.
Provenance:
Private Collection
Sotheby’s, London, Prints & Multiples, September 23, 2026, Lot 47
Acquired from the above
About the Work
Created in 1987, Pop Shop I is among Keith Haring’s most immediately recognizable and joyful graphic series, bringing together four quintessential compositions populated by his dancing figures, bold black contours and brilliant fields of saturated color.
The portfolio emerged at a pivotal moment in Haring’s career. In 1986, the artist opened his celebrated Pop Shop in New York, conceived as an extension of his belief that art should be accessible beyond the traditional confines of galleries and museums. The project became an important expression of Haring’s ability to move effortlessly between the worlds of fine art, street culture and popular imagery.
Across the four compositions of Pop Shop I, Haring explores recurring themes of movement, community, physical interaction and human connection. His instantly identifiable visual vocabulary—radiating lines, rhythmic figures and deceptively simple forms—gives the works an extraordinary sense of energy despite their intimate scale.
This example is particularly interesting as a complete unsigned proof set, described by Sotheby’s as presumably aside from the regular edition of 200 plus 30 artist’s proofs. Complete sets retain the visual dialogue Haring intended between the four compositions and have become increasingly desirable as collectors seek cohesive examples of his major print projects.
